Tatsuyuki Nagai (長井 龍雪, Nagai Tatsuyuki, born 24 January 1976) is a Japanese director and anime storyboard artist. He is known for being one third of the creative team Super Peace Busters. He made his directorial debut for the second season of Honey and Clover. He then worked on the anime series, Idolmaster: Xenoglossia. He directed Toradora!, an adaptation of the light novel series of the same name. He has also directed all three seasons of the anime adaptation of the manga series A Certain Scientific Railgun.
Nagai received praise for his direction in the original anime series, Anohana (2011), his next directed original anime Waiting in the Summer was released the next year. In 2015, he directed the feature film The Anthem of the Heart which received a nomination for Animation of the Year at the 39th Japanese Academy Awards. In that same year, he directed the mecha anime series Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans, the series was the fourteenth mainline entry in Sunrise's long-running Gundam franchise. He has since directed the feature films Her Blue Sky (2019) and Fureru (2024), both of which are produced by CloverWorks.
Career
After graduating from Niigata College of Art & Design, Nagai worked as a freelance storyboard artist and director in the anime industry in 2000. He made his directorial debut with the second season of Honey and Clover in 2006.[1][2] During this time he met screenwriter Mari Okada, and character designer Masayoshi Tanaka, with whom he formed an artist collective called Super Peace Busters. The following year, he worked on the sci-fi anime series Idolmaster: Xenoglossia.[3]
In 2008, Nagai worked as part of the Super Peace Busters and directed Toradora!, an anime adaptation of Yuyuko Takemiya's light novel series of the same name.[4] Following the success of Toradora, the team worked again in 2011 to create anime series, Anohana. The series received widespread acclaim from audiences and critics and has been considered one of the best anime of the 2010s.[5][6] Nagai then directed Waiting in the Summer, an original anime series in 2012.[7]
In 2015, Super Peace Busters reunited to work on the feature film The Anthem of the Heart (directed by Nagai).[8] It was critically acclaimed, receiving many awards and nominations including an award for Best Animated Feature at the 36th Anima Festival, a nomination for Best Animated Feature at the 49th Sitges Film Festival and nominations for Animation of the Year at the 39th Japan Academy Film Prize and Tokyo Anime Award Festival 2016.[9][10] In that same year, they worked again on Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans with Nagai directing the series.[11]
His next directed feature film, Her Blue Sky, an original anime film was released on October 11, 2019.[12]
In 2023, Super Peace Busters worked on the original anime film, Fureru. It premiered on October 4, 2024.[13][14]
Filmography
Films
| Title | Year | Credited as | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Director | Producer | Actor | Other | |||
| Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day - The Movie (めんまへの手紙 Menma e no Tegami) |
2013 | Yes | Movie adaptation of Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day[15] | |||
| The Anthem of the Heart (心が叫びたがってるんだ。Kokoro ga Sakebitagatterunda) |
2015 | Yes | ||||
| Her Blue Sky (空の青さを知る人よ Sora no Aosa o Shiru Hito yo) |
2019 | Yes | ||||
| Fureru (ふれる。Sawaru) |
2024 | Yes | ||||
Television
| Title | Year | Credited as | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Director | Producer | Actor | Other | ||
| Super Mario's Fire Brigade | 1989 | Unit director | |||
| Cosplay Complex | 2002 | Unit director | |||
| G-on Riders | 2002 |
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| Mahoromatic: Motto Utsukushii Mono | 2002 | Unit director | |||
| Witch Hunter Robin | 2002 | Unit director | |||
| L/R -Licensed by Royal- | 2003 | Unit director | |||
| Jubei ninpucho: Ryuhogyoku-hen | 2003 | Unit director | |||
| Ikki Tousen | 2003 | storyboards | |||
| Maburaho | 2003 | assistant director | |||
| Mai-HiME | 2004 |
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| Mahoraba ~Heartful Days~ | 2005 | storyboards | |||
| Honey and Clover | 2005 | unit director | |||
| Mai-Otome | 2005 |
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| Mushishi | 2005 |
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| Yomigaeru Sora - Rescue Wings | 2006 | storyboards | |||
| Honey and Clover II | 2006 | Yes | |||
| Mobile Suit Gundam 00 | 2007 |
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| Potemayo | 2007 | episode direction | |||
| Idolmaster: Xenoglossia | 2007 | Yes | |||
| KimiKiss: Pure Rouge | 2008 |
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| Shigofumi: Letters from the Departed | 2008 | episode direction | |||
| Toradora! | 2008-2009 | Yes | |||
| A Certain Scientific Railgun | 2009-2010 | Yes | |||
| Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day | 2011 | Yes | |||
| Kaitō Tenshi Twin Angel | 2011 | Yes | |||
| Waiting in the Summer | 2012 | Yes | |||
| A Certain Scientific Railgun S | 2013 | Yes | |||
| Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans | 2015-2017 | Yes | |||
| A Certain Scientific Railgun T | 2020 | Yes | |||
Accolades
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 39th Japan Academy Film Prize | Animation of the Year | The Anthem of the Heart | Nominated | [16] |
| 36th Anima Festival Awards | BeTV Award for Best Animated Feature | Won | |||
| 49th Sitges Film Festival | Anima't Award for Best Animated Feature Film | Nominated | [17] | ||
| Tokyo Anime Award Festival 2016 | Animation of the Year | Nominated | [18] |
References
- ^ "Tatsuyuki NAGAI 長井龍雪". Nippon Connection. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
- ^ ハチミツとクローバーII. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Archived from the original on 24 September 2022. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
- ^ "Idol Master Xenoglossia". Newtype USA 5 (11) 13. November 2006. ISSN 1541-4817.
- ^ "Toradora! staff and cast information". StarChild. Retrieved 6 April 2009.
- ^ Orsini, Lauren (2 December 2019). "The Best Anime Of The Decade - 2010 And 2011". Forbes. Archived from the original on 12 December 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
- ^ Coats, Cayla (25 November 2019). "Crunchyroll Editorial's Top 100 Anime of the Decade: 100-26". Crunchyroll. Archived from the original on 3 December 2019. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
- ^ スタッフ&キャスト [Staff & Cast] (in Japanese). Genco. Retrieved 25 December 2011.
- ^ "Anohana Team Airs Kokoro ga Sakebitagatterun Da Film's Ad". Anime News Network. 22 January 2015. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
- ^ "'your name.,' Anthem of the Heart Win Belgian Anima Fest Awards". Anime News Network. 27 April 2024. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
- ^ "The Anthem of the Heart". Embassy of Japan, Washington, D.C. 24 June 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
- ^ "Mobile Suit Gundam: Tekketsu no Orphans Visuals, Staff, October 4 Premiere Announced". Anime News Network. 27 April 2024. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
- ^ "Makoto Shinkai Highly Praises Tatsuyuki Nagai's Her Blue Sky: "Very Pleasant Movie"". Crunchyroll News. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
- ^ "Super Peace Busters Creative Team Reunite for New Original Anime Film Fureru". Anime News Network. 5 December 2023. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
- ^ "Mari Okada, Tatsuyuki Nagai, Masayoshi Tanaka Reunite for Original Anime Film Fureru". Crunchyroll. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
- ^ "Anohana Anime Movie Slated for 2013". Crunchyroll News. 5 August 2012. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
- ^ Hallmark, Kyle (18 January 2016). "Anthem of the Heart, Miss Hokusai, DBZ, Boy & Beast, Love Live! Earn Japan Academy Prize Nods". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on 12 December 2021. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
- ^ "Sitges Film Festival - The unclassifiable 'Swiss Army Man' wins Sitges 2016". Sitges Film Festival. 15 October 2016. Archived from the original on 18 October 2016. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
- ^ Loo, Egan (25 February 2016). "Tokyo Anime Award Festival 2016 'Animation of the Year' Nominees Announced". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on 22 September 2022. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
External links
- Tatsuyuki Nagai at IMDb
- Tatsuyuki Nagai anime at Media Arts Database (in Japanese)
